The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12
WHOLE NO. 16l


ousIy i'll at her home in Columbus.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is to
teach in Il New York city school for
girls
Three cases of leprosy have been
discovered in one family st Martins,
Vile, La.
Congressman Randall is about again
in Washington, and will soon start for
his old country home near Paoll.
The report that defensive alliance
has been made between France and
other powers is denied
The Russian duty on iron and steel
and on articles manufactured from
iron and steel has been raised.
JAY Gould's purchases of Arkansas
lands cover fully ten thousand acres,
located in three different counties.
General Greedy is still hunting for
tho man who sent him check for 500
when his baby daughter was born.
Mr. Talmage says that his first cigar
cost him three cents in money and
more suffering than he cares to recall.
Eight Models of the proposed statue
OF Lafayette have been sent to the
committee on selection at Washing
ton.
Senator Cameron will accompany
General Sheridan on his annual eoues-
trian tour through the Virginia this
month.
The great Russell Sage was fined
500 by Judge Donahue, of New York,
for failing to serve as n juror when
drawn.
Judge Ingersoll, Of Knoxville, is to
deliver the address before the literary
society Of Emory and Henry college
on the Sth of June.
The Memphis Aveanches fund
for an equestrian statue of General
Forrest now amounts to $1,000. 1t
was opened only ten days ago.
Express Messenger Fotheringham
has sued the AdamsExpress Company
and the Pinkerton Agency for $780,
600 for false arrest and imprisonment.
The vote of the Florida Legislature
Saturday for United States Senator
was Perry, 2G; Pasco, IL Bloxman,
a, and Goodrich, Republican, II.
The exports oispecie from the port
OF New York for the week ending
Saturday were $519,3S7, Of which
SlS3,39j were in gold and $336,O00 in
silver
The Pacific Railroad investigating
committee held All executive session
at which they decided to send experts
to San Francisco, Boston and Omaha
to examine the books.
$ Representatives Of the Massachu-
r setts and Main regiments, who have
y been visiting the battle-felds of Vir-
ginia, called on the President yester-
day and were cordially received.
Il Mrs, Louise Daniels recently passed
] a most creditable examination by the
} United States Inspectors and has
u been licensed as a pilot ON a Lake
. Champlain steamboat
q The largest ratttlesn axe seen 70
! years in Butts county, Georgia, has
II been on exhibition in Jefferson 1t
; measured six inches, and had twenty
>, one rattles and button.
4 H, 0. Wills, reformed convict, is
al telling the Christian people Of Ohio
1t how they can goto heaven, and taking
<, up the customary eyangelistc collec-
ID ton when enthusiasm attains the
e. property pitch.
"a, Gladstone lately declined to attend
- an characterization meeting on the
= ground that he is busily engaged in
10 opposing the compulsory inoculation
:, of the whole Irish nation with the
coercion bill
Id Mrs. James Brown Potter has de
be cided to make her first appearance il
"a this country at Washington, where hel
We recitation Of of"Oster Joe" is still allud
ed to as the dramatic event of the cen
=, tury.
nd Eighty New members were received
nd into the fellowship of Plymoth Churcl
DIV on Sunday, even Mr., Beecher's friend
,le are beginning to admit that Emerson
yet was right when he. said Ever,
man is wanted and no man is wanted
q much"
on An old Irishman who has worke
for years for the ST Paul Railwa
Il Company, when he heard Of Nj
,av Mitchell's death, is reported to hay
o. said "An' so the old man is deat
ors Heaven rest his soul. II he has I
,ov much influence with st. Peter as h
ICE. has with St. Paul he's all right